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Seth Johnson now ranks third among all men’s heptathletes in program history.
Seth Johnson Takes Heptathlon Title
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The California track & field team closed out its weekend with yet another standout showing on Saturday, notching four program top-five performances and two additional top-10 marks at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Junior Seth Johnson took home his first victory in the heptathlon with an outstanding total of 5800, third-best in program history, after posting sizeable personal bests to claim at least a share of the win in both the 60m hurdles (8.07) and the pole vault (4.60m/15-1). Including Friday’s results, he matched or bettered a PR in six of seven events, claiming wins in four of those.
The men’s triple jump featured a huge personal best courtesy of sophomore Jeremiah Bolaños, whose leap of 15.21m (49-11) increased his PR by eight-and-a-half inches. Redshirt junior Tyler Burns claimed second place in Section A of the men’s pole vault with a mark of 5.36m (17-7).
On the track, senior Aysha Shaheed bettered her 60m PR to 7.33 to move into a tie for second-fastest in program history, while freshman Paige Porter (7.61) and sophomore Mari Testa (7.70) also recorded personal bests in the event. Testa, along with senior Asjah Atkinson, additionally made waves in the 60m hurdles, lowering their respective personal bests to 8.31 and 8.33 for the fourth- and seventh-best times in program history.
The women also performed well in the field events. In the shot put, redshirt senior Caisa-Marie Lindfors led the Bears with a mark of 16.21m (53-2.25), but it was debuting freshman Lucija Leko and redshirt sophomore Giavonna Meeks who moved upwards on Cal’s all-time list. Leko’s best throw of 15.89m (52-1.75) gave her the No. 5 spot in Cal history, while Meeks improved her season best to 15.65m (51-4.25) to win her flight and claim Cal’s No. 6 all-time mark. Junior Leah Anderson also posted her best mark as a Golden Bear in the triple jump, winning her flight with a leap of 12.14m (39-10).
NEW MEXICO COLLEGIATE CLASSIC – MEN’S RESULTS
60m Prelim – 28. Deon McCauley 6.99
400m – 7. Johnny Goode 46.38; 18. Isaiah Shaw 47.07
60m Hurdles Semifinal – 14. Donovan Bradley 7.98
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